WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 5, 16, 49 and 50 of Republic Act No. 7875, otherwise known as an Act Instituting a National Health Insurance Program for all Filipinos and establishing the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) for the purpose, the PHIC is empowered, as follows:

a. To formulate and promulgate policies for the sound administration of the program.

b. To set standards, rules and regulations necessary to ensure quality of care, appropriate utilization of services, fund viability, member satisfaction, and overall accomplishment of Program objectives.

c. To formulate the rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of RA 7875.

d. To follow the existing rules and regulations of the Philippine Medical Care Commission until such time that the corporation shall have promulgated its own implementing rules and regulations.

e. To create the National Health Insurance Program initially consisting of Programs I and II of Medicare and be expanded progressively to constitute one Universal Health Insurance Program for the entire population.

WHEREFORE, the Board resolves as it is hereby resolved, that the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Program I of the Revised Philippine Medical Care Act (approved by the Philippine Medical Care Commission on August 27, 1987, during the 755th Regular Meeting under Medicare Resolution Number 87-1962 and confirmed on December 8, 1987 during the 758th Regular Meeting under Medicare Resolution Number 87-1987), as amended, is hereby adopted to constitute as the initial and interim implementing rules and regulations of RA. 7875. Provided, however, that any provision thereof, any other laws, Executive Orders, Administrative Rules and Regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of RA 7875 are hereby declared repealed.

Adopted: 13 June 1995

(SGD.) JAIME GALVEZ TAN, MD, MPH
Chairperson
Acting Secretary, Department of Health

(SGD.) RAFAEL M. ALUNAN III
Member
Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government

(SGD.) JOSE BRILLANTES
Member
Acting Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment

(SGD.) LINA B. LAIGO
Member
Acting Secretary, Department of Social Welfare & Development

(SGD.) CESAR N. SARINO
Member
President & General Manager, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)

(SGD.) RENATO C. VALENCIA
Member
Administrator, Social Security System (SSS)